BJP, Sena MPs demand roll back in Mumbai suburban rail fare

BJP, Sena MPs demand roll back in Mumbai suburban rail fare

The Narendra Modi government has come under pressure from its own MPs to reduce the hike in the suburban rail fare in Mumbai with 10 BJP and Shiv Sena MPs meeting Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda Tuesday to press for a roll back.

Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Kirit Somaiya said Gowda assured them of a ‘positive’ decision on their demand and added an announcement to this effect could be made in a few days.

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Image: Commuters wait on a crowded railway platform as a train enters a suburban station in Mumbai.Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters